Peter Szabo (141 BCF) - Spanton (147 BCF)
Barbican (London) Rapid 1990
King's Indian Attack
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 Nbd7!? 4.0-0
Stockfish17.1 and Dragon1 suggest preventing ...e5 with 4.d4, or attacking Black's centre with 4.c4.
4...e5 5.d3 Be7 6.Nbd2 0-0
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| With both sides castling early, how would you assess the position? |
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It looks like a Pirc, but with colours reversed and 'White' - Black in this case - having played the queen's knight to a somewhat unusual square. The engines reckon the position is equal.
7.c3 c6 8.e4 dxe4 9.dxe4
The engines prefer 9.Nxe4.
9...Qc7 10.Qe2 Nc5
The engines suggest 10...a5 or 10...Rd8.
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| How should White proceed? |
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11.b4?!
Kicking the knight, before Black consolidates its position with ...a5, is normal in this type of position, but here specific analysis suggests it is too weakening. The engines suggest 11.Nc4 or 11.a4.
11...Na4 12.Qd3 Rd8 13.Qc2 Nb6
The engines like 13...b5!?
14.Nb3
White maintains equality with 14.Bb2, according to the engines.
14...Be6 15.Nfd2?!
The engines strongly dislike this, suggesting 15.Be3 or 15.Nc5!?
15...Nc4
Black has an edge after this, but even better, according to the engines, are 15...Na4 and 15...Nbd7!?
16.Rd1 Bg4 17.f3??
White is only slightly worse after 17.Re1.
17...Ne3 0-1
Resignation is not premature as, after 18.Qb1 Nxd1, White can hardly play 19.fxg4?! as Black has 19...Qb6+ etc.
LESSON: when an enemy knight is established on your fourth rank, tactics are rarely far away.
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